Louisiana Purchase was the greatest land purchase in US History. It nearly doubled the Nation’s size and it would bring much wealth to the nation. For example‚ in time gold would be discovered in the west and farming would be used on the land. This territory had been owned by different nations as a result of the French Indian war. However‚ in the end‚ it was sold to the US by the French. Jefferson had a plan for this land‚ although not everyone agreed with him buying the land. The treaty was still signed
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the immediate defeat of France was needed. Schlieffen thought that it would much easier to become victorious over France by attacking at its rear‚ rather than pushing through the heavily fortified France-German border. In order for them to do this quickly they would have to go through another country. Switzerland has its high mountains and tight passages was essentially invasion-proof‚ so the only other option for Germany was to go through Belgium. Schlieffen was knew that Belgium would be easy
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112 Chapter 2 Lecture Notes 2.1 What Goods and Services are Produced? A. What We Consume 1. In the United States‚ medical care is the single largest consumption category. 2. Over time‚ incomes in the United States have increased and our expenditure on necessities has fallen as a percentage of income while expenditure on services has risen as a percentage of income. B. What We Produce Most of what we consume is produced in the United States‚ and most of what we produce is services. 1. As a
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It’s common to say that a good friend should be loyal or respectful because those are the first things that come to mind. Are you thinking of those qualities in terms of the friends you have now or because that is what society states makes a good friend. You’ll read it in almost any magazine or newspaper article on the subject. Not too many people actually take time to consider the qualities of their friends. The friendship just sort of happens and either lives or dies. Looking at the diversity of
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Pawida Netiwuthisarn Institute of Medicine What are characteristics of good doctors? "I don’t want you to be only a doctor but I also want you to be a man" This statement said by Prince of Songkla‚ Father of Thai modern medicine. Thai doctors should always remember it to use for their profession. To be a good doctor consists of several things. From the statement‚ he did not hope a doctor only has ability and knowledge to treat patients. The doctors need to
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What Makes a Good Entrepreneur? The terms entrepreneur‚ manager and owner are very much in meaning yet exhibit different representations of business people who are present at the top management. Entrepreneur is a person who sets up a new organization or enterprise and accounts for accountability on his part of the risks that could come onto his shoulders for one reason or the other. When the discussion is of the for-profit organizations‚ the entrepreneur term replaces itself with founder. (Versi
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to the question “What makes a good parent” is not easily obtainable. You should spend a lot of time in contemplation before reaching to it. And still there is no guarantee that finally you will get it. Since many people have different opinions on raising a child there may be thousands absolutely different answers to one and the same question‚ a rather tricky one‚ I would say. To tell you the truth‚ after I asked myself the same question‚ several things went through my mind. What kind of parent will
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musician was not an easy path for Akiyoshi. Seen as an accomplished jazz composer‚ starting with her Granz-recording‚ Toshiko began to realize that people saw her as an outsider to American jazz because she was both Japanese and a woman. These two categories were considered second class no matter what nationality or race. In 1959‚ after she left Berklee‚ she made her own way as a musician‚ composer‚ and arranger and thought that audiences were seeing her just like other musicians‚ no matter what her
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What Are The Literate Arts Good For? Miller asked a question in his text‚ The Dark Night of the Soul‚ which is asked on numerous occasions. ‘What might the Literate Arts be good for?’ Miller gives situations and reasons why we could say the Literate Arts are useless in today’s world. What might the Literate Arts be good for? I ask this question a lot nowadays too. When I go for an English class or see literary books‚ the question creeps into my mind unconsciously. In this modern world ‘reading
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titled‚ What makes a "good" manager? Many have their own thoughts on what different traits are needed to become a "good" manager‚ but the importance of those traits varies from person to person. "The dictionary defines management as the act or art of managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)" (Shubert‚ 2006‚ para.1). As seen in the article‚ the success of a manager starts with the way that their subordinates feel about them as a manager. The first trait that was mentioned
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